how do you groom a rabbit?

Question

can you give it a warm bath? if not, how do you clean it?

Answer 1

Under normal circumstances, you do not need to bathe your rabbit. They clean themselves, like a cat. Sometimes, you may need to wash their feet or their butt, and you can hold them under the faucet and use warm water and only wash the parts that are dirty. Never give your rabbit a complete bath, as their undercoat is very thick, and once it's wet, it takes a long time to dry. You don't want your rabbit to get sick just because you felt the need to give it a bath. If you want to groom it, use a soft brush and brush their hair...DRY! Some people put water on their hands, then run their hands over their rabbit to help remove dead hair. This is a good idea when your rabbit is shedding.

Answer 2

tell him to get married?!? Okay stupid joke. Give it a bath just like you would a small dog. I always used a baby "no-tears" shampoo because move around a lot sometimes and that way you don't irritate their eyes and cause them discomfort. Or they will fight more and more each time. Warm but not hot. But if you keep it's cage or kennel clean it shouldn't need a bath. Maybe it's feet once in awhile if it's a small cage. And if you do keep it in a small cage let it run around your room forwhile, everyday. We only put ours in the cage when we was leaving the house or going to sleep. But we kept the cage on the floor with the door open. It would go in and out when it wanted. And put it's food in the cage.

Answer 3

I have put my bun in the bath, but only with a very small amount of water in the bottom - like about half an inch. And the only time I do this is when she's so dirty that it would be worse for her health-wise to NOT put her in the bath. Of course, if she can be cleaned with a wet cloth, that is probably preferable. But buns, especially around the back end, should not be left dirty. It's not healthy for them to have a lot of urine in their fur.

The second suggestion is to periodically pluck your bun if she is of the pluckable variety. Buns will shed periodically. If your bun starts to look scruffy, she/he probably needs a plucking. Just don't force the fur out or pull it in such a way that the bun seems to be in pain. Only the fur that easily pulls out should be removed.

I want to add that even when I did put the bun in the bath, I NEVER gave her an all-over bath. I just got her wet enough in the hind end to thoroughly clean under her tail. And I only started doing this when she got old and stopped taking care of herself.

Answer 4

My rabbit keeps himself very clean. When he happens to have an accident outside of his litter box though and steps in it I wipe his feet off with some cat bath wipes and trim off any spots that don't wipe off. When his little butt gets dirty I carefully trim the bits of the dirty hair off. Rabbits shed a lot so pretty soon his hair will be replaced with new clean hair so you probably won't need to give your bunny a bath.

Answer 5

#1 rule!! never give a rabbit a bath!! brush it down and in some pet centers there's this thing u can apply on ur bunny and it cleans it =] brush it down with a soft brush and start from the bottom --> up [it gets rid of the extra fur]

good luck =]

Answer 6

I grew up with rabbits, had them for my daughter and sons and never thought I had a dirty one. They groom themselves just like a cat. You could give your bunny a gentle brush with a soft brush and maybe put a little powder on her but she might be allergic to it and sneeze like crazy. I would just love my bunny.

Answer 7

I would just brush it. I used to have rabbits. From what I remember, they are pretty self sufficient when it comes to cleaning (like cats). They should take care of themselves just fine. But if you must clean him/her...I'd just brush the fur. :) Definitely no water!

Answer 8

no, please do not give it a bath. mine died while the vet did that.. you are best to wipe it down with a warm damp cloth... also get a brush and brush its fur. but please dont give it a bath..